Using a Map and Compass

If you understand how to read a compass and how to read a map, then its about time you learned to use both map and compass together.

Separately, a good map or compass can be very useful, but limited. Together, they can lead you around the world (and back again!) but you need to know how to use them properly. The next few pages will help you understand some key skills in order to be a successful outdoors dude and impress your friends with your map and compass mastery - well, maybe at least not get too lost!

In case you want to skip over some of these pages, the order we'll cover things are:

• Latitude and Longitude - minutes and seconds don't mean time
• Declination - and adjusting your compass
• Set a Heading - from map to compass
• Orienting a Map - lining up with the real world
• Triangulation - making order out of chaos
• Planning a Route - getting a clue before going ahead

What's white and furry and lives at the north pole?   A polar brrrrrrrrrr!

Search Google News for more 'Lost Hiker' news items.

19 Oct 2021 - Camden firefighters help another hiker lost in Camden Hills State Park

27 Sep 2021 - Conifer Hill Lost Hiker

22 Sep 2021 - Lost hiker rescued in Hunter

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29 Sep 2021 - Border patrol finds lost hiker at Big Bend after 16

13 Oct 2021 - Wolfe County Search & Rescue team rescues lost solo hiker

06 Oct 2021 - Wolfe County Search and Rescue responds to lost hiker calls

10 Oct 2021 - Firefighters, mountain rescue volunteers locate, escort lost hiker down dark Camden Hills State Park trail

21 Oct 2021 - Hiker rescued after she spends 48 frigid hours in the snow, California officials say

08 Oct 2021 - Brian Laundrie manhunt

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